cassiopeian

cassiopeian
\\|kasēə|pē(y)ən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Cassiopeia, a northern constellation between Andromeda and Cepheus (from Latin Cassiopeia, Cassiepeia, from Greek Kassiopeia, Kassiepeia) + English -an
: of or relating to the constellation Cassiopeia

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  • cassiopeian — cas·si·o·pe·ian …   English syllables

  • Cassiopeia — Cassiopeian, adj. /kas ee euh pee euh/, n., gen. Cassiopeiae / pee ee/ for 1. 1. Astron. a northern constellation between Cepheus and Perseus. 2. Class. Myth. the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda. * * * ▪ astronomy       in astronomy, a… …   Universalium

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